Dan Cartamil PhD
Baja's Wild Side
A Photographic Journey Through Baja California’s Pacific Coast Region
Daniel Cartamil, PhD
‘Baja’s Wild Side’ features the photography and stories of shark biologist Dr. Daniel Cartamil as he explores Baja California’s Pacific Coast Region. Packed with over 100 breathtaking images, this book chronicles a fragile paradise of remote landscapes, wildlife, and cultural treasures on the verge of being overtaken by modern civilization. From the high sierra, to ancient cave paintings hidden deep in the desert, to the surf-pounded Pacific, readers will discover Baja’s little-known “Wild Side.”
Foreword by Graham Mackintosh
“A milestone of conservation photography, highlighting
all that is at stake in the fight to save Baja’s wild places.”
– Serge Dedina –
WILDCOAST Executive Director, Author of ‘Surfing The Border’
“…reveals beckoning landscapes and ancient rock art sites
previously unknown to me and seldom visited.”
– Harry Crosby –
Author: Cave Paintings of Baja California
About the Author
Daniel Cartamil, PhD, is an expert in shark biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California. His passion for the natural world has led him to over a decade of photographing Baja California's untamed wilderness, particularly the Pacific Coast Region where he conducts research to protect migrating sharks from overfishing. Dan is also an environmental consultant and musician in Encinitas, California.
Some Sample Images from 'Baja's Wild Side':
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